1962 UCLA Bruins football team

1962 UCLA Bruins football
Conference Athletic Association of Western Universities
1962 record 4–6 (1–3 AAWU)
Head coach Bill Barnes (5th season)
Home stadium Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
1962 AAWU football standings
Conf  Overall
TeamW L T  W L T
No. 1 USC $ 4 –0 –0  11 –0 –0
Washington 4 –1 –0  7 –1 –2
Washington State 1 –1 –0  5 –4 –1
Stanford 2 –3 –0  5 –5 –0
UCLA 1 –3 –0  4 –6 –0
California 0 –4 –0  1 –9 –0
  • $ – Conference champion
Rankings from AP Poll

The 1962 UCLA Bruins football team was an American football team that represented the University of California, Los Angeles during the 1962 college football season. In their fifth year under head coach Bill Barnes, the Bruins compiled a 4–6 record (1–3 AAWU) and finished in fifth place in the Athletic Association of Western Universities.[1]

UCLA's offensive leaders in 1962 were quarterback Larry Zeno with 458 passing yards, Kermit Alexander with 472 rushing yards, and Mel Profit with 229 receiving yards.[2]

Schedule

Date Opponent# Rank# Site Result Attendance
October 6 No. 1 Ohio State* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 9-7   48,513
October 12 Colorado State* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA W 35-7   22,846
October 20 at Pittsburgh* Pitt Stadium • Pittsburgh, PA L 6-8   40,419[3]
October 27 Stanford Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7-17   33,415
November 3 at California California Memorial Stadium • Berkeley, CA (Rivalry) W 26-16   43,600[4]
November 10 Air Force* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 11-17   25,558[5]
November 17 at Washington Husky Stadium • Seattle, WA L 0-30   53,430
November 24 No. 1 USC Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA (Victory Bell) L 3-14   86,740
December 1 at Utah* Rice Stadium • Salt Lake City, UT W 14-11   11,132
December 7 Syracuse* Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum • Los Angeles, CA L 7-12   14,485[6]
*Non-conference game. daggerHomecoming. #Rankings from AP Poll released prior to game. All times are in Pacific Time.

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References

  1. ↑ "1962 UCLA Bruins Schedule and Results". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  2. ↑ "1962 UCLA Bruins Stats". SR/College Football. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved December 17, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Pitt fells UCLA on impromptu conversion, 8-6". The Washington Post. 21 October 1962.
  4. ↑ Wolf, Al (4 November 1962). "Alexander's 4-TD blitz beats bear". Los Angeles Times.
  5. ↑ Wolf, Al (11 November 1962). "Air force zooms over UCLA, 17-11". Los Angeles Times.
  6. ↑ Wolf, Al (9 December 1962). "SYRACUSE SHREDS UCLA---BARELY WINS". Los Angeles Times.
  7. ↑ "2015 UCLA Bruins Football Media Guide Year-by-Year Results" (PDF). Retrieved December 19, 2016.


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